Store front construction



Dec. 8, 1936. F. J. PLYM 2,063,120

STORE FRONT CONSTRUCTION Filed June 24, 1955 Patented Dec. 8, 1936UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIGE s'roar. FRONTCONSTRUCTION Francis J. Plym,Niles, lvlich assignor to The Kawneer Company, Niles, Mich., acorporation of Michigan Application June 24, 1935, Serial No. 28,082

8 Claims. 1 (01. 20-5641) Fig. 3 is a horizontal transversecross-section;

This invention relates to store front construction and more particularlyto novel means for mounting and holding the glass in position.

Among the objects of my invention is to pro- 5 vide novel means forresiliently but firmly holding the glass in position in the store front.

Another object is to provide a resilient bar or strip capable of beingforced against the inside edge of the glass to resiliently hold the sameagainst the rigid outer stop.

A further object is to provide means for'holding the glass in position,which means is adjustable from the inside of the window instead of theoutside.

A still further object is the provision of a rigid front and adjustableback in store front construction.

Another object is means for causing the edges of the glass to meet in anovel manner at the corner of the store front construction and withoutthe necessity of interposing special joint members or the like at suchcorner.

A still further object is the provision of store front constructionwhich adapts itself to different parts of the same being made indifferent colors if desired.

A further object is the provision of store front construction in whichthe light for illuminating the interior of a show window will be belowthe line of vision of anyone looking through the show window.

Another object is the provision of means for clamping glass in positionin store front construction from the inside and capable of fineadjustment to produce the proper. degree of pressure against the pane ofglass to yieldingly hold it in proper position.

Other objects, advantages and capabilities will later more. fullyappear. I My invention further resides in the combination, constructionand arrangement of parts i1 lustrated in' the accompanying drawings, andwhile I have shown therein a preferred embodiment I wish it understoodthat the same is susceptible of modification and change withoutdeparting from the spirit of my invention.

In the drawing:-- Fig. 1 is a fragmentary perspective view of the 50outside of my improved store front construction showing a corner.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary vertical transverse section at a greater or lessdistance away from the meeting edges of the two pieces of glass at 55the corner.

taken'on the line 3- -3 of Fig. 2.

Referring more in detail to the drawing, myimproved store frontconstruction is mounted upon a foundational member or sill block I ofgreater or less height, on the 'inside'of which and near the bottomportion is provided one or more electric lights 2 connected to asuitable source of elec--;

tricity' for' illuminating- I the interiorof the show window'without theelectric light bulb being visie 1 ble or-too conspicuous from theoutside of the show window. *-This electriclight ishidden from view fromthe exterior of the showwindow'by reason ofits'being mountedclose up tothe foundational memberl and in the corneradjacent the bottom of thesame: This-light;:if desired, may

' be providediwitha reflecting member'3 in order to suitablyrefiect-thelight into the interior of the I show window;

Mounted upon the upper surface of the foundational member I is the sashmember S, which may be extruded or rolled from any suitable metal(preferably a metal that does not easily corrode). This'sash member S isformed on its outer face with the outer moulding 4, which also serves asa protection against weather, dirt and the like."

The outer moulding 4 merges into the downwardly extending channelportions 5 and 6, between which is formed the channel 1 adapted tosnugly receive the stop member 8, which latter may, ormay not, asdesired, be provided on its upper edge with the inwardly extending nose9. i

flange l0, through which at suitably spaced in- --tervals is threadedlymounted the adjusting screws l I, each of which is provided with knurledadjusting heads l2. stability for section S it is formed with a downwardly extending supporting flange l3, which rests upon the upper faceof the foundational member I, which is also true of the bottom portionsof the channel forming members 5 and 6. As shown in the drawing, themembers 4, 5, 6, l0 and 13 are integrally formed and, as stated above,this completed section may be either extruded or rolled as desired. Theglass I4 is seated upon suitable cushioning blocks l5, which may beformed of wood, leather or any other material In order. to providegreater.

that will give a suitable cushioning effect to the glass.

Interposed between the upstanding flange l0 and the inner face of glassM are the back members or clamping members l6, which are preferably madeof resilient material so formed that when pressed by means of theadjusting screw I I, between the end of the adjusting screw and theglass, will yieldingly hold the glass in place against stop 9. While Iprefer the member l6 to be of resilient material, it is understood thata nonresilient material may be used, providing the pressure between itand the glass is adjusted accurately in order not to break the glass.

From the above it is seen that I have provided a novelmounting andclamping means for store front construction, and one in which the edgesof the glass meet at the corners of the store front without thenecessity of the interposition of special joining members, and yetpresent theglass corners in even, sightly appearance and so closelyfitted as to keep out the weather, either with or without a protectivestrip being applied to the exterior of such store front corner. Theproper registry or alignment of the edges of the glass in this cornerconstruction is shown and readily understood in Fig. 3.

Having now described my invention, I claim:

1, A store front construction, comprising a *sashmember having a stopmember and a flange projecting from the inner face thereof, said stopmember and flange being laterally spaced apart, the stop member beingadapted to have a pane of glass pressed thereagainst, a resilient backmember adjacent the flange, and adjustable means mounted on said flangeand adapted to seat against said back member for forcing said backmember into resilient contact with a pane of glass to grip the glassbetween the back member and the stop member.

2. In a store front construction, a sash member having a longitudinalchannel formed therein and alongitudinal flange formed thereon, alongitudinal stop member snugly but removably seated in said channel andadapted to have pressed thereagainst a pane of glass seated on theadjacent face of the sash member, a back member positioned between theflange and stop member and adapted to bear against the pane of glass,and a plurality of adjusting screws mounted in said flange and bearingagainst said back member whereby upon rotation of said screws the glasswill be gripped between the back member and stop member.

3. 'In a store front construction, a sash member having a longitudinalchannel formed therein and a longitudinal flange formed thereon, alongitudinal stop member snugly but removably seated in said channel andadapted to have pressed thereagainst a pane of glass seated on theadjacent face of the sash member, a back member positioned between theflange and stop member and adapted to bear against the pane of glass,and a plurality of adjusting screws mounted in said flange and bearingagainst said back member whereby upon rotation of said screws the glasswill be gripped between the back member and stop member, said sashmember having a supporting flange adjacent said first mentioned flange.

4. In a store front construction, a sash member integrally formed ofsuitable metal and having an outer moulding portion, a pair of adjacentbut laterally spaced walls forming a channel therebetween, a seat for apane of glass, an upstanding flange anda supporting flange, a separatestop member seated in said channel, means for clamping a pane of glassbetween the stop member and the upstanding flange, and means on saidflange for adjusting said clamping means.

5. In a store front construction, a sash member integrally formed ofsuitable metal and having an outer moulding portion, a pair of adjacentbut laterally spaced walls forming a channel therebetween, a seat for apane of glass, an upstanding flange and a supporting flange, a separatestop member seated in said channel, and means for clamping a pane ofglass between the stop member and the upstanding flange, said meanscomprising adjusting elements mounted in the upstanding flange and aresilientback member adapted to be forced against the pane of glass bysaid adjusting elements.

6. A sash member for a store front construction, said sash member beingintegrally formed of metal and having a pair of adjacent spaced apartwall members forming a channel adapted to receive a stop member, aprojecting flange, a member adapted to seat against the pane of glass,and means on said projecting flange for forcing said last mentionedmember into seating engagement with the glass.

7. In a store front construction, a pair of sash members meeting at anangle to form a corner, each of said sash members being formed of metaland having a channel and a projecting flange, a

projecting stop member seated in the channel of I each of said sashmembers, adjusting elements carried by the projecting flange of each ofsaid sash members, and a clamping member associated with the adjustingelements of each of said sash members, whereby a pane of glass may begripped between the stop member and the clamping member in each of saidsash members with the vertical edges of the two panes of glass meetingat the corner in proper alinement and being substantially weather tight.I

8. In a store front construction, a sash member having a rigid stopmember along its outer edge adapted to have a pane of glass pressedoutwardly thereagainst, a projecting flange along the inner edge of thesash member, adjusting elements mounted on said projecting flange, and'aback member associated with said adjusting elements and adapted to forcea pane of glass against the stopmember whereby the pressure for grippingthe pane of glass in position is adjustable from the inner side of thesash member.

FRANCIS J. PLYM.

